What is recorded here

Tobar Easpuig Aedean marks the well of Bishop Aidan in Tamlaght, County Derry. The holy water may have sustained travellers, healed fever or simply given the church a living heart. Aidan walked these fields before written history, and the well remains his visible shadow.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as HOLY WELL: TOBAR EASPUIG AEDIAN or BISHOP AIDAN'S WELL. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Linked to Bishop Aidan, an early Christian saint associated with missionary work in Ireland and the Scottish Isles, the well is traditionally believed to have curative properties, particularly for eye ailments. The name "Tobar Easpug Aedían" reflects its Gaelic origins, with "tobar" meaning well and "easpug" possibly referring to a healing or sacred spring.

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